KIRKLAND, Wash. – Friday’s Cascade Conference volleyball match between Evergreen and Northwest has been postponed following the lack of officials.  The match will be made up at a time and location to be determined in the near future.

Officials were unaware of the match and Northwest was unable to procure qualified officials on short notice, forcing the postponement. Evergreen and Northwest are next scheduled to play on Nov. 8 in Olympia, Wash.

The Geoducks will now take the floor next on Tuesday when they travel to Lacey to take on Saint Martin’s in a non-conference match.  First serve with the Saints is set for 7 p.m. at Marcus Pavilion.

LA GRANDE, Ore. – Junior Victoria Love (Seaside, Calif./Seaside HS/Hartnell College) threw down 11 kills with just one error to show she is among the elite attackers in the Cascade Conference but it was the 16th-ranked Eastern Oregon Mountaineers earning the straight set victory over the Evergreen Geoducks in a CCC volleyball match on Saturday night in La Grande, Ore.

After action was tight in the early stages of the first set, Eastern went on a 12-1 run that put the nationally-ranked Mounties ahead by a comfortable margin.  A 5-0 run ended the frame, giving EOU the 25-12 set one win.

The second set started similar to the first but the Geoducks dug deep and kept with the CCC-leading Mountaineers.  After Evergreen pulled within two points at 19-17, Eastern Oregon turned up the juice and powered their way to a 25-20 set two win to extend the match lead.

Evergreen looked like they might grab a win in the third set as the Geoducks led for the first half.  EOU tied the match up at 17-17 and a 6-0 run clinched the match for the Mountaineers at 25-19.

Love led the way for the Geoducks, finished with 11 kills and one errors on 24 attacks for a .417 clip.  Kelsey Delagrange (Longview, Wash./Kelso HS/Mt. Hood CC) picked up 27 assists on the night while Liza Domingo (Ka’a’awa, Hawai’i/Kahuka HS/Lower Columbia College) added 12 digs to her season totals.

EOU was led by 15 kills from Stefani Sorensen and 10 from Casey Loper.  Karly Stack led the Mounties with 25 assist while Jessalyn Smith finished with a match-high 15 digs.  The Mountaineers hit .324 on the night, connecting for 47 kills and 11 errors on 111 total attacks.

Following a pair of scrimmages on Tuesday afternoon in Bremerton, Wash., the Geoducks will play at Northwest on Friday night.  First serve with the Eagles is set for 7 p.m. at NU Pavilion in Kirkland, Wash.

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CALDWELL, Idaho – Knowing that they would be facing a tough opponent, the Evergreen Geoducks managed to break yet another long streak but couldn’t get another win, falling to the College of Idaho Yotes, 3-1, in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Friday night at J.A,. Albertson Center in Caldwell, Idaho.

In the first set, the Geoducks kept it close as they only trailed by two at 8-6 but the Yotes used a 10-2 run to pull ahead by double-digits and the grey-clad Geoducks simply couldn’t battle back as C of I earned a 25-11 set one victory.

Things didn’t get any better for Evergreen in the second set as College of Idaho powered their way to a 15-2 lead.  The Yotes didn’t let off the gas, taking the second frame by a final of 25-10.

The highlight of the night for the Geoducks came in the third set as Evergreen broke a 56-set losing streak to the Yotes.  The visiting Geoducks held the lead for much of the frame but the Yotes managed to tie things up at 24.  Evergreen dug deep and threw down the final two points to take the third set, 26-24.

Evergreens’ luck ran out in the final set as C of I held a 14-1 lead before the Geoducks could even blink.  The Yotes continued to pile it on, clinching the match with a 25-9 set four win.

The Geoduck attack was led by seven kills from Natimia Barker-Doss (Tacoma, Wash./Wilson HS/Pierce College).  Kelsey Delagrange (Longview, Wash./Kelso HS/Mt. Hood CC) put up 21 assists in her season debut and Liza Domingo (Ka’a’awa, Hawai’I/Kahuku HS/Lower Columbia College) collected 21 digs in the loss.

College of Idaho was led by 15 kills from Liz Myers, who also had six blocks on the night.  Sofia Anxo added 12 kills while Kylee Nawahine added 10 kills on the match.  Janel Porter had 23 digs for the Yotes while Sierra Porter added 33 assists.  The Yotes threw down 50 kills on 129 attacks with just 19 errors for a .240 clip.

Evergreen returns to action on Saturday night when they visit 16th-ranked Eastern Oregon.  First serve with the Mountaineers is set for 7 p.m. at Quinn Coliseum in La Grande, Ore.

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